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| (1) The Director shall not issue a licence to any person-
| | (i) without the approval of the Minister, to mine or prospect for any mineral upon-
| | | (a) any burial ground or cemetery within the meaning of the Cemeteries and Burial Grounds Ordinance; |
| (b) any land forming part of an aerodrome or any land situated within such distance of an aerodrome as may be prescribed; |
| (c) any land reserved for a railway track or any land situated within such distance of a railway track as may be prescribed; |
| (d) any land situated within such distance of a tank or bund as may be prescribed; |
| (e) any reservation belonging to the Republic within the meaning of the Crown Lands Ordinance; or |
| (f) the foreshore within the meaning of the Crown Lands Ordinance; or |
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| | (ii) without the approval of the Minister and the Minister in charge of the subject of Defence, to mine or prospect for any mineral upon any land vested in such Army, Navy or Air Force; and | | |
| | (iii) without the approval of the Minister and the Minister in charge of the subject of Local Government, to mine or prospect for any mineral upon any land vested in any local authority. | | |
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| (2) In addition to any conditions that may be imposed by regulations made under this Law, the Minister or Ministers, as the case may be, may approve the grant of any licence under subsection (1), subject to such further conditions as may be determined by such Minister or Ministers. Where approval is granted subject to any conditions, the Director shall cause such conditions to be specified in the licence.
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